Two 19th century albums of marine and topographical views and with a Victorian scrap album (right) belonging to Clara Augusta Holmes sold together for £6800 at Mallams. A watercolour of San Francisco by Colonel PR Holmes from one of the loosely bound 19th century albums is shown above.
Consigned from a deceased estate in Oxfordshire, a loosely bound album containing nearly 100 watercolours of marine and topographical views drew multiple bids at an Oxford saleroom.